Deuteronomy 22:6-8

New Century Version

⁶ If you find a bird’s nest by the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting on the young birds or eggs, do not take the mother bird with the young birds. ⁷ You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go free. Then things will go well for you, and you will live a long time.

⁸ When you build a new house, build a low wall around the edge of the roof^[a] so you will not be guilty if someone falls off the roof.